Entries from Churchward 1959 in Pollex-Online
Churchward, C. M. (1959). Tongan Dictionary. London, Oxford University Press.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tongan | Fakatupu/tupu/langi | Very high or tall |
| Tongan | Mate | To 'almost die' with, to be overcome or carried away with (laughter, weeping, desire, sleepiness, fear, etc.) |
| Tongan | Maasila | Sharp |
| Tongan | Fakamata-ʔi | To sharpen to a point, sharpen the point of |
| Tongan | Toupili | To follow round closely, to dog one's footsteps |
| Tongan | Manua | Maggoty, anty, etc., having a lot of insects or other little creatures in it or on it |
| Tongan | Tuʔutanga | Centre piece, middle section (when both ends have been cut off); (of a carved up pig) section next to the head |
| Tongan | Tuʔuta | To land, go ashore |
| Tongan | Ala | Put out one’s hand; touch, finger or meddle with (ki); to put one’s hand to the work, to take an active part in it |
| Tongan | Alasi | Touch or meddle with (something that one is anxious no-one should touch) |
| Tongan | Ala(fi) | To gather or catch with the hands (certain kinds of shellfish and small crabs) |
| Tongan | Ala/fia | (of a woman) To be married; not to be a virgin |
| Tongan | Tuiʔi-nima | Elbow |
| Tongan | Haʔamonga | Load or burden carried on a shoulder-stick |
| Tongan | ʔAu | Current, stream |
| Tongan | Fangafaʔa/i | To stuff with food, cram Problematic |
| Tongan | Fakalele | Cause or allow to run; propel; run or conduct (a business etc.) |
| Tongan | Heva | To wander or roam about aimlessly |
| Tongan | Fulu | Hair on the privates |
| Tongan | Fehangai, fehangaaki | To face each other, or be opposite each other |
| Tongan | Feangai | (of houses, properties) Be opposite, face each other; (of persons) be frequently or constantly in each other's company Phonologically Irregular |
| Tongan | Hala | Path, road |
| Tongan | Heka | To sit on anything raised above the ground; to mount or go aboard; to ride in or on Phonologically Irregular |
| Tongan | Kalo | Nod sideways, move the head to one side to dodge something; shirk, dodge the issue, make excuses |
| Tongan | Koo | (of fowls) Squawk. |
| Tongan | Ipu | Cup |
| Tongan | ʔIlo | See, notice, find, discover, know |
| Tongan | Lave | To touch, have contact with, deal with, affect; help or give a hand |
| Tongan | Oli | Amusing Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tongan | Liongi | To go into mourning (esp. for neice or nephew) by complete neglect of one's hair and then cutting it very short |
| Tongan | Ongo | Sound; report, story; reputation... |
| Tongan | Hikuongo | Echo |
| Tongan | Maango/a | Having very little juice in it Problematic |
| Tongan | Malanga | Ambassador or official representative of one tribe to another |
| Tongan | Manako | To be fond of, like, desire; fall in love with... |
| Tongan | Mapelu | Folded, creased, bent... |
| Tongan | ʔAhiʔahi | To try, tempt, taste... |
| Tongan | Ava | To have a hole or aperture in it; to be open... |
| Tongan | ʔOtaʔota | Rubbish |
| Tongan | ʔOtai | Fruit salad |
| Tongan | Pehee | Like this, like that; such, thus; to say, to think... |
| Tongan | Pelu | Drinking-cup made from a banana leaf |
| Tongan | Meʔe | (to perform a) Dance or action song of almost any kind |
| Tongan | Pu/pula | To swell, expand, bulge Phonologically Irregular |
| Tongan | (Ruo)poto/poto | Round (circular, cylindrical, or spherical) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tongan | Kalo/aʔa | K. shellfish, similar to the tava-'a-manu, but more oval in shape |
| Tongan | Ka naʔe fai, ka ne fai | If it hadn't been for the fact that... |
| Tongan | Kanoʔimata | Eyeball |
| Tongan | Kanomate | Meat |
| Tongan | Kapa-si | To take, capture (a town or fortress) |
